Do you want to know why people don't build mid-engined airplanes anymore? It's because it took until after the Second World War for folks to realize mid-engined vehicles don't make practical sense ...
The Bell P-39 Airacobra was a fighter primarily produced by US-based aerospace manufacturer Bell Aircraft for the United ...
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Bell’s P-39 Airacobra, the mid-engine cannon fighter that everyone rejected, except Russia
Built around a massive 37mm cannon with a radical mid-engine layout, the P-39 looked like the future until one design compromise crippled its high-altitude performance. Follow its bumpy path from ...
“Don’t give me a P-39./The engine is mounted behind./They’ll tumble and spin and auger you in,/Don’t give me a P-39.” That is one of the verses from the humorous Air Force traditional drinking song ...
The P-39 Airacobra and P-63 Kingcobra were manufactured by the Bell Aircraft Corporation on April 6, 1938, and December 7, 1942, respectively. The P-39 was innovative in multiple ways: First, it had ...
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